DavidEsq:

I know u won't smell the obvious pride oozing from him. How cld he hav said "maybe"? As a supposed preacher, isn't he supposed to be mindful of how he touches ppl? Isn't is extremely wrong to even put his hand around her waist? Isn't he putting himself in front of temptation by doing so? Anyway, Jesus told us to look out for his type of person: "by their fruits u wld know dem".

Lizzysamuel:
Charles H. Ellis III, the bishop who officiated Aretha Franklin’s funeral, apologized, on Friday, to Ariana Grande for how he touched her onstage and a joke he made about her name.


After Grande’s performance, Ellis had brought her to the podium, where he cracked a joke about her name sounding like a Taco Bell menu item and awkwardly greeted her on stage.


Images of the moment showed Ellis’ hand holding Grande well above her waist, with his fingers pressing against one side of her chest.
The preacher apologized in an interview with The Associated Press at the cemetery where Franklin was interred late Friday.

He said





More below:

https://zenithnaija.com/pastor-elis-apologizes-for-groping-ariana-grandes-boobs-at-aretha-franklins-funeral/

Sweetnesstwins:
Why was she even dressing like that for the first place?
With her mini gown in front of men, singing and bowing down...
Was she going to a party?
Didn't she see how all the people that performed cover up?

She has lead him into temptation na, what does she expect?

Meanwhile, I strongly believe it was a mistake, that man won't drag his reputation o the mud in front of the whole world.

GreenArrow2:
Honest mistake made by the man. However, if we don't make a big deal out of it, how else would online lazybones have a productive day running down yet another person? All these people with single digit I.Qs running around social media assuming that a man of that stature would pick such a choice TV moment to perform such an act.

Daeylar:
So you claim to have watched the program and saw him groping her continuously for over 20 seconds yet you come here and post this bs.

You saw the tight hold he had on her yet you come here and type that it was an awkward mistake.

That part in bold proves you didn't watch a damn thing yet you come on nairaland with one kind of stupid boldness and post rubbish, even having the guts to ask someone if he watched the program when it's obvious you didn't watch a damn thing.

A screengrab? it was a damn video. A viral video online.

Comments like your idiotic comments make me lose hope in nairaland.

Next time resist the urge to type nonsense especially when you don't know what's involved.

guys like you who have this stupid urge to defend all sorts of ills done against women just because of your misogyny and as long as it's a man in the wrong, Will get into trouble one day, and I hope it comes soon enough.

Look at his mouth like honest mistake, saying people have single digit IQs when the comment you made can only come from people whose IQ is in the negatives.
Calling people Lazybones and zombies when you're too damn lazy to watch what actually happened before rushing here to form to post your ill informed opinion.

The boldness you all use to type trash on nairaland eh

germanized:
Anyone who watched the video would know it wasn't intentional. That thing happened for like 1 second and social media made a big deal out of it. Shame.

zinnyzee:
This seems like a mistake anyone could make.

The internet is simply unforgiving

peacengine:


Come make I touch your own, it will be a mistake too

Women like u can easily be deceived

Daeylar:
So the way she was dressed is an excuse for her to be touched without her consent

Rape apologist and victim blamer.

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Lizzysamuel:
Charles H. Ellis III, the bishop who officiated Aretha Franklin’s funeral, apologized, on Friday, to Ariana Grande for how he touched her onstage and a joke he made about her name.


After Grande’s performance, Ellis had brought her to the podium, where he cracked a joke about her name sounding like a Taco Bell menu item and awkwardly greeted her on stage.


Images of the moment showed Ellis’ hand holding Grande well above her waist, with his fingers pressing against one side of her chest.
The preacher apologized in an interview with The Associated Press at the cemetery where Franklin was interred late Friday.

He said





More below:

https://zenithnaija.com/pastor-elis-apologizes-for-groping-ariana-grandes-boobs-at-aretha-franklins-funeral/

Triniti:
It wasn’t intentional

Daeylar:
So you claim to have watched the program and saw him groping her continuously for over 20 seconds yet you come here and post this bs.

You saw the tight hold he had on her yet you come here and type that it was an awkward mistake.

That part in bold proves you didn't watch a damn thing yet you come on nairaland with one kind of stupid boldness and post rubbish, even having the guts to ask someone if he watched the program when it's obvious you didn't watch a damn thing.

A screengrab? it was a damn video. A viral video online.

Comments like your idiotic comments make me lose hope in nairaland.

Next time resist the urge to type nonsense especially when you don't know what's involved.

guys like you who have this stupid urge to defend all sorts of ills done against women just because of your misogyny and as long as it's a man in the wrong, Will get into trouble one day, and I hope it comes soon enough.

Look at his mouth like honest mistake, saying people have single digit IQs when the comment you made can only come from people whose IQ is in the negatives.
Calling people Lazybones and zombies when you're too damn lazy to watch what actually happened before rushing here to form to post your ill informed opinion.

The boldness you all use to type trash on nairaland eh

GreenArrow2:
Honest mistake made by the man. However, if we don't make a big deal out of it, how else would online lazybones have a productive day running down yet another person? All these people with single digit I.Qs running around social media assuming that a man of that stature would pick such a choice TV moment to perform such an act.

TheLogicalMind:


Grace will never cover up the sins of an unrepentant sinner. When you fail to confront your demons and overcome them by the Blood which was shed on the Cross, then your sins will multiply and follow you wherever you go in life. Even if you end up as a Pastor or Bishop, you'll be traveling with those sins and the end result is that you will end up embarrassing and shaming yourself.
This Pastor should simply apologise, resign and seek God's face.

hermitzking:
pedo pastor.

itchie:
Uncle stop touching

GreenArrow2:


Honestly, kill yourself. I couldn't care less. Topics like these are made for your likes. Original first grade internet lazybones. Quick question: Are you Ariana? Why are you so pained? Has there been any history of the said pastor gropping anyone or anything in that region? Even Cosby got to have a trial. Why are y'all so bent on putting the cart before the horse on this one? I understand that this is the entire sphere of your life (internet lousy no-good blabbing) so I'll leave you to it. He groped her! Oya go do your worst. That your understanding of the phrase screen-grab is that it relates to stills alone underscores the fact that you are indeed a dunder-brained buffoon. Lazy simplenton. This will be my last reply to you. Now go take all your pent up frustration out on someone else.

DeRay98:

Well said, stupid social crump eaters everywhere believing every accusation on social media

GreenArrow2:
Honest mistake made by the man. However, if we don't make a big deal out of it, how else would online lazybones have a productive day running down yet another person? All these people with single digit I.Qs running around social media assuming that a man of that stature would pick such a choice TV moment to perform such an act.

GreenArrow2:


Honestly, kill yourself. I couldn't care less. Topics like these are made for your likes. Original first grade internet lazybones. Quick question: Are you Ariana? Why are you so pained? Has there been any history of the said pastor gropping anyone or anything in that region? Even Cosby got to have a trial. Why are y'all so bent on putting the cart before the horse on this one? I understand that this is the entire sphere of your life (internet lousy no-good blabbing) so I'll leave you to it. He groped her! Oya go do your worst. That your understanding of the phrase screen-grab is that it relates to stills alone underscores the fact that you are indeed a dunder-brained buffoon. Lazy simplenton. This will be my last reply to you. Now go take all your pent up frustration out on someone else.

GreenArrow2:


Honestly, kill yourself. I couldn't care less. Topics like these are made for your likes. Original first grade internet lazybones. Quick question: Are you Ariana? Why are you so pained? Has there been any history of the said pastor gropping anyone or anything in that region? Even Cosby got to have a trial. Why are y'all so bent on putting the cart before the horse on this one? I understand that this is the entire sphere of your life (internet lousy no-good blabbing) so I'll leave you to it. He groped her! Oya go do your worst. That your understanding of the phrase screen-grab is that it relates to stills alone underscores the fact that you are indeed a dunder-brained buffoon. Lazy simplenton. This will be my last reply to you. Now go take all your pent up frustration out on someone else.

vindisick:
You're smart person. Love that reply

Tozara:
Okay, we don't know whether he's lying or not, since we can't get into his mind to see the truth unhindered. In that case, is it POSSIBLE it was actually a mistake? YES, it is. It is possible it was a mistake. And the probability of that is as high as you can get, especially considering that he knows he's being watched live on TV, and the odds against him being mad enough to grop at her boob deliberately, though not astronomical, are high enough to make it doubtful. So then, what kind of retärds decide to believe the WORST about others, even when the matter involving them is quite uncertain?

It's just stupid and cretinous. It could have been a mistake. There's no reason to believe he's lying. And he has apologized for his mistake.

Daeylar:
The thing happened for like 1 second yet the video is up to 30seconds long?
It wasn't intentional yet he didn't move his hand immediately away the first time it happened but kept dragging her?

The shame here is you posting an opinion on something you have no knowledge about.

Is it by force to comment?

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RoyalPriesthuud:
I think so too. I think it's the height difference and also getting "too comfortable". The hand should stay at the back, never cross to the side.

GreenArrow2:
Honest mistake made by the man. However, if we don't make a big deal out of it, how else would online lazybones have a productive day running down yet another person? All these people with single digit I.Qs running around social media assuming that a man of that stature would pick such a choice TV moment to perform such an act.

Daeylar:
So the way she was dressed is an excuse for her to be touched without her consent

Rape apologist and victim blamer.

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